Dec 15, 2020
Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman and members of the Goshen City Council discuss plans for a proposed city-led COVID-19 mitigation education program for local businesses during the councilâs meeting Tuesday evening. Image Provided
GOSHEN â While the cityâs COVID-19 health fine ordinance may be stuck in limbo, Goshenâs mayor says plans are already in the works for moving forward with a focused education initiative aimed at improving local business compliance with county COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
In an address before the Goshen City Council Tuesday, Mayor Jeremy Stutsman touched briefly on his plans for moving forward with the new city-led program, which he has proposed as an alternative to the COVID-19 mitigation ordinance that the council failed to pass on second reading during a special meeting Dec. 7.
Goshen City Hall
GOSHEN â Goshenâs mayor will be getting a pay increase heading into the new year following action by the Goshen City Council on Tuesday evening.
Jeremy Stutsman
At the meeting, council members approved an ordinance establishing the 2021 compensation for elected city officials, though not before first approving an amendment to the ordinance calling for an increase in the mayorâs salary in the form of an annual $5,000 longevity bonus. The mayor will receive a bi-weekly salary in 2021 of $3,665, plus the new $5,000 longevity bonus
INCREASE, WITH CONDITIONS
Council president Brett Weddell, R-at Large, was responsible for putting forward the amendment calling for the mayoral salary bump, which as approved reads as follows: